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SS7 Ch. 3
Test Description: Social Studies Ch. 3 Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Define Mercantilism
A
A market system where there are many buyers but only one seller.
B
A country extending its control over other countries, often using economic or military means.
C
A society made up of many different groups of people, each with its own unique identities.
D
An economic practice and theory that believed in government control of resources in order to gain power over rival nations.
2) Define import
A
Goods brought from another country in order to sell
B
An economic system that allowed an imperial country to become rich by selling the resources taken from its colonies.
C
An individual's personal viewpoint
D
Goods shipped to other countries to sell
3) Define Import
A
Goods shipped to other countries to sell
B
Goods brought from another country in order to sell
C
An economic system that allowed an imperial country to become rich by selling the resources taken from its colonies.
D
An individual's personal viewpoint
4) Define Monopoly
A
An economic practice and theory that believed in government control of resources in order to gain power over rival nations.
B
An economic system that allowed an imperial country to become rich by selling the resources taken from its colonies.
C
A country extending its control over other countries, often using economic or military means.
D
A market system where there are many buyers but only one seller.
5) Who was Matonabee?
A
He was the first English explorer to try and build a colony in North America.
B
She was a Beothuk woman that tried to educate the English who the Beothuk were. When she died, the Beothuk were extinct.
C
He attempted to set up a colony in Newfoundland and reported seeing a plentiful amount of cod.
D
He was born and raised in a fur trading post. Was an important person in helping Samuel Hearne reach the Arctic Circle.
6) The competition for land and resources in North America was between two main countries. What were these two countries?
A
Great Britain and France
B
France and Portugal
C
Great Britain and Portugal
D
France and Spain
7) What was the main economic reason that Britain wanted to build a colony in North America?
A
To spread their religion of Protestantism around the world, including North America.
B
Competition with other nations due to their success with the fur trade.
C
Conquer other nations and attain their resources.
D
There was a bountiful amount of cod in North America.
8) What social condition was the main reason colonizing was necessary in Great Britain?
A
Unsanitary reasons occurring throughout Great Britain
B
War and conflict occurring between the different people groups.
C
Overcrowding in the cities and lack of farmland.
D
The lack of religious freedom for certain people groups.
9) Why was the growth in the Thirteen Colonies so successful?
A
The growing threat of the surrounding First Nations' tribes forced them to adapt.
B
The freedom of religion gave many people the motivation to be successful.
C
Opportunities were better in the Thirteen colonies.
D
There was an abundance of cod in the region.
10) Competition in the fur trade developed after the HBC began to set up trading in Rupert’s Land. What was a result of this conflict?
A
The British having to hand over all their fur to the French.
B
The British gaining more land in the Hudson Bay region.
C
The loss of most of these forts to the French until the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht.
D
The settling of the 13 colonies.
11) Why was Walter Raleigh’s attempt to colonize North America so unsuccessful?
A
They were not able to understand the different cultures and languages of the First Nations around them.
B
He was constantly attacked by the First Nations around him.
C
Their supplies were constantly shipwrecked at sea.
D
He and his team were not prepared for the harsh life in North America.
12) The Thirteen Colonies were varied and developed unique social structures. What was the one thing they all had in common?
A
The economies were based on producing various goods.
B
They all celebrated the same religious beliefs.
C
Their resources were all the same.
D
They all disliked their European rivals.
13) What was the French reaction to the British establishing trade on the Hudson Bay?
A
They invaded the 13 colonies in hopes of gaining resources.
B
They established their own fur trading forts in New France.
C
They moved inland and intercepted the First Nations traders.
D
They offered some fur in exchange for a peace treaty.
14) What was the most important development in the Pacific fur trade?
A
James Cook discovering the value of sea otter fur.
B
An alternative route to Asia
C
The discovery of the Northwestern passage
D
A river of gold that helped the British economy.
15) What was the most important effect of the Treaty of Utrecht on life in the colony?
A
The loss of Acadia to the British and the creation of Nova Scotia.
B
Hudson bay establishing itself as the only company allowed to trade fur.
C
The French given Newfoundland from the British.
D
English becoming the official language of Canada.
16) How did the discovery of fish in Newfoundland affect settlement in the area?
A
Fishers started competing for the best harbours and started staying over the winters.
B
British settlement in Newfoundland
C
The ultimate extinction of the Mikmaq.
D
Overfishing leading to the extinction of cod.
17) What was the result of European contact with the Beothuk?
A
The extinction of the cod also led to the Beothuk becoming extinct due to no food.
B
The Beothuk showing the Europeans a way out of the Northwest passage.
C
The Beothuk were victims of violence and disease and they eventually became extinct due to this contact.
D
The Beothuk introducing different fur like the otter pelts to the Europeans.
18) What is the importance of Fort Halifax?
A
The development of military power in order to protect Nova Scotia and the need for an elected government within the region.
B
A fort that allows the British to move their soldiers into the 13 colonies if necessary.
C
A strategic fort for British fisherman so they can have protection nearby.
D
A strategic fort that allows the British to access fur from the rest of North America.
19) Who began the development of Atlantic Canada with his exploration?
A
Walter Raleigh
B
John Cabot
C
Jacques Cartier
D
Leif Eriksson
20) What was the most influential discovery made by Pierre Radisson and Sieur des Groseillers?
A
They were the first Europeans to reach the Arctic Ocean.
B
They found an abundance of cod in Newfoundland.
C
Finding the heart of North America with excellent fishing access.
D
They were the first Europeans to successfully set up a colony in what was known as New England.
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